BEIRUT, (PIC)
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Al-Abyad said that the death toll from the wireless communication device explosions over the past two days has reached 37, with thousands injured. Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the UN Security Council to take a firm stance against the technological war being waged by Israel against Lebanon.
This was mentioned in a press statement by Al-Abyad in the capital, Beirut, on Thursday in response to the explosions that occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday involving “pager” and “Icom” communication devices in various regions of Lebanon.
The Lebanese minister reported that the number of fatalities from the wireless communication explosions that occurred yesterday, Wednesday, has risen to 25, with injuries increasing to 608, including 61 in critical condition. This followed his earlier statement during a press conference today, where he reported only 20 fatalities.
He noted that dozens of doctors spent the previous night in operating rooms, while hundreds of nurses and paramedics participated in providing rapid treatment to those injured in the explosions.
The minister pointed out that the explosions revealed one positive aspect: the solidarity of the Lebanese people across different regions in response to the event.
He also mentioned that there are initiatives led by unnamed Arab countries to provide medical services to Lebanon, expressing his appreciation for this support.
For his part, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged the United Nations Security Council, which is scheduled to meet tomorrow, Friday, to discuss the explosions affecting communication devices used by Hezbollah, to take a firm stance to stop the technological war being waged by Israel against Lebanon.
Mikati emphasized in a statement the necessity for the Security Council to take a decisive stance to halt the Israeli aggression against Lebanon and the technological war being waged against the country, which has resulted in the death of hundreds of citizens and the injury of thousands.
Earlier today, Hezbollah announced that 20 of its members were killed due to a series of explosions on Wednesday affecting Icom wireless devices in several regions of Lebanon.
These explosions followed a similar incident on Tuesday that targeted pager communication devices, resulting in the deaths of 12 people, including civilians, and injuring around 2,800 others, with 300 in critical condition.
Lebanon and Hezbollah accuse Israel of being responsible for the breach and explosion of the devices, while Tel Aviv remains silent on the matter.
